Make Leads Not Excuses.

by Dan Waldschmidt

Make Leads Not Excuses.

KYLE PORTER is the CEO of SalesLoft, a software company that provides sales intelligence on your CRM database. Today his guest post explores common myths in the sales and marketing world and how having the right perspective can be a game-changer.

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There are sales reps who constantly complain about leads from the marketing department.

It’s wise not to associate yourself with these reps. They will paralyze your efforts and stagnate momentum.

There are sales reps who seize their fate with their own sweat and conquer their own domain.

Embrace this attitude.

A sales rep who is excuse-free does not get swayed by propaganda of inbound marketing’s effectiveness. Content is great and it works, but it works for our universe.

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Dan Waldschmidt is an international business strategist, speaker, author, and extreme athlete. His consulting firm solves complex marketing and business strategy problems for top companies around the world. Dow Jones calls his Edgy Conversations blog one of the top sales sites on the internet. He is author of Edgy Conversations: How Ordinary People Can Achieve Outrageous Success.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dan Waldschmidt is an international business strategist, speaker, author, and extreme athlete. His consulting firm solves complex marketing and business strategy problems for top companies around the world. Dow Jones calls his Edgy Conversations blog one of the top sales sites on the internet. He is author of Edgy Conversations: How Ordinary People Can Achieve Outrageous Success.

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